'''Bucca of the Marish''' was the first thain of the [[Hobbits]] in [[Eriador]].

'''Bucca of the Marish''' was the first thain of the [[Hobbits]] in [[Eriador]].

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==Life==

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==History==

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Around [[Third Age 1979|379]] by [[Shire Reckoning]], some four years after the fall of the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]], the Hobbits of [[the Shire]] elected from their midst one ''Bucca of the [[Marish]]'' as the first [[Thain]]. He was to rule the land in the [[King of Arthedain|King]]'s stead. Little else is known about him, other than that he brought peace and prosperity to the Hobbits.

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Around [[Third Age 1979|379]] by [[Shire Reckoning]], some four years after the fall of the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]], the Hobbits of [[the Shire]] elected from their midst one Bucca of the [[Marish]] as the first [[Thain]]. He was to rule the land in the [[King of Arthedain|King]]'s stead. Little else is known about him, other than that he brought peace and prosperity to the Hobbits.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>

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==Legacy==

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His family became the [[Oldbucks]] and eventually the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybucks]].

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As the first of a line, he gained a legacy similar to [[Eorl]] in [[Rohan]] (though, admittedly, not that heroic); his family became the [[Oldbucks]] and eventually the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybucks]].

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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

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The word '''Bucca''' is [[Old English]] for "buck", "male deer" or "he-goat" which is a translation of the original [[Westron]] name '''[[Gamba]]'''.

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The word '''Bucca''' is [[Old English]] for "buck", "male deer" or "he-goat" which is a translation of the original [[Westron]] name '''[[Gamba]]'''.<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref>

History

Around 379 by Shire Reckoning, some four years after the fall of the North-kingdom, the Hobbits of the Shire elected from their midst one Bucca of the Marish as the first Thain. He was to rule the land in the King's stead. Little else is known about him, other than that he brought peace and prosperity to the Hobbits.[1]